WASHINGTON, D.C. — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner on Monday unveiled a nationwide hotline for residents to report criminal activity inside HUD-funded housing, a move the department says will help root out gangs, drug networks, violent offenders, human traffickers and other threats targeting vulnerable Americans in their homes.
The hotline — part of a sweeping cross-agency enforcement effort — will prioritize reports from Memphis and Washington, D.C., where federal task forces have launched aggressive operations to curb violent crime. HUD officials said the system will serve as a direct pipeline between residents and law enforcement, enabling faster identification of suspects living or operating in federally supported housing.
“No American who calls HUD housing home should feel that crime is an inevitable part of their living conditions,” Turner said, praising residents as the “eyes and ears” of their communities. He thanked federal, state and local partners involved in the Memphis Safe Task Force and the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, saying both efforts are central to President Donald J. Trump’s directives on public-safety coordination…